Canal Zone, 1931 Gaillard Cut Airmail
Dublin Core
Identifier
2022EMISC_0008
Michel US-CZ 89
Scott Number US-CZ C11
Yvert et Tellier US-CZ PA8
Stanley Gibbons US-CZ 131
Scott Number US-CZ C11
Yvert et Tellier US-CZ PA8
Stanley Gibbons US-CZ 131
Title
Canal Zone, 1931 Gaillard Cut Airmail
Creator
Meade Bolton
Subject
Canal Zone--History--Pictorial works.
Canal Zone Postal Service
Air mail stamps--United States.
Canal Zone Postal Service
Air mail stamps--United States.
Description
Purple stamp from the Panama Canal Zone. Image features a view of Gaillard Cut, a boat and an early airplane, similar to that of Lindbergh in the 1920s. The postage value is listed as 20 U.S. cents in the bottom corners. At the top is written "Canal Zone Postage" and at the bottom: "Airmail".
The 20-cent Gaillard Cut stamp of this series is one of the originals. First intended for airmail letters to the United States and some Latin American countries, its greatest period of use was from November 18, 1931, to November 30, 1937, after which date the rate to the United States dropped to fifteen cents. Printed with steel engraving technique.
The 20-cent Gaillard Cut stamp of this series is one of the originals. First intended for airmail letters to the United States and some Latin American countries, its greatest period of use was from November 18, 1931, to November 30, 1937, after which date the rate to the United States dropped to fifteen cents. Printed with steel engraving technique.
Publisher
Canal Zone Postal Service
Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, D.C.
Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, D.C.
Rights
Copyright status unknown
Extent
40 x 25 mm
Type
Still Image
Spatial Coverage
Panama Canal Zone
Language
en
Source
None
Format
Materials: Ink, Paper, Adhesive
Dimensions: 40 x 25 mm
Perforations gauge: 11
Dimensions: 40 x 25 mm
Perforations gauge: 11
Date Issued
11-18-1931.
Citation
Meade Bolton, “Canal Zone, 1931 Gaillard Cut Airmail,” Wayne State University - School of Information Sciences, accessed June 15, 2026, https://waynestateu.omeka.net/items/show/844.